Vice Admiral Jisaburo Ozawa - June 1944, The US 5th fleet, commanded by Admiral Spruance, emerged victorious against Ozawa’s fleet that lost nearly 400 sea-based planes in the 'Great Marianas Turkey Shoot' due to being hampered by miscommunication.
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The IJN never recovered from the #BattleofthePhilippineSea. The only capital ships left were older battleships or empty carriers. The #Yamato-class ships, again, played almost no part in the action. This was the second-to-last battle the Combined Fleet ever seriously contested. 6/6 #NavalHistory